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Definition
A simile is a figure of speech whereby two unlike things are explicitly compared as in She is like a rose; At the party, Janet’s face emerged as a full moon; and John is like a machine. So, a simile joins dissimilar things in significant likeness; this is usually done by the key words like and as, which are indicative of similes in comparisons of dissimilars. However, not very comparison is a simile, e.g. Mary is like her brother in cunning is not a simile, as the comparison is based on like people with respect to a certain attribute, that is their being cunning. To change this comparison to a simile, one should say something like Mary is like a fox. A metaphor, on the other hand, is an implicit comparison between two dissimilar things, rather than an explicit one, as in She’s a rose; At the party, Janet’s face was a full moon; and John is a machine.
Figurative Language
Present-day English is full of figurative expressions that have come to be used as common language expressions. As a matter of fact, speakers of English cannot achieve effective communication without attending to the figurative use of language. That is, the literal use of language accounts only for one component, which would be greatly improverished if viewed independently of the figurative component. Examples like a drop in the ocean, a private eye, a tall story, in deep water, get wind of something, toy with an idea, a wild goose chase, as dry as a bone and be like a cat on hot bricks are only a few from a multitude.
Creative Similes and Metaphors
Serious literature, whether it is prose or verse, abounds in creative similes and metaphors that avoid the familiar in favor of the unusual in order to create fresh and effective interaction with the text on the part of the reader, among other things. One usually stops at such figures of speech for a while so that he/ she can decipher the area of underlying cognitive correspondence (potential similarity) that grants them comprehensibility and plausibility at a deeper level. For example, the reader should reflect on the Shakespearean metaphor our doubts are traitor in order to understand the message lurking behind it. Sometimes, the whole passage may revolve around an extended simile or metaphor.
Definition
A simile is a figure of speech whereby two unlike things are explicitly compared as in She is like a rose; At the party, Janet’s face emerged as a full moon; and John is like a machine. So, a simile joins dissimilar things in significant likeness; this is usually done by the key words like and as, which are indicative of similes in comparisons of dissimilars. However, not very comparison is a simile, e.g. Mary is like her brother in cunning is not a simile, as the comparison is based on like people with respect to a certain attribute, that is their being cunning. To change this comparison to a simile, one should say something like Mary is like a fox. A metaphor, on the other hand, is an implicit comparison between two dissimilar things, rather than an explicit one, as in She’s a rose; At the party, Janet’s face was a full moon; and John is a machine.
Figurative Language
Present-day English is full of figurative expressions that have come to be used as common language expressions. As a matter of fact, speakers of English cannot achieve effective communication without attending to the figurative use of language. That is, the literal use of language accounts only for one component, which would be greatly improverished if viewed independently of the figurative component. Examples like a drop in the ocean, a private eye, a tall story, in deep water, get wind of something, toy with an idea, a wild goose chase, as dry as a bone and be like a cat on hot bricks are only a few from a multitude.
Creative Similes and Metaphors
Serious literature, whether it is prose or verse, abounds in creative similes and metaphors that avoid the familiar in favor of the unusual in order to create fresh and effective interaction with the text on the part of the reader, among other things. One usually stops at such figures of speech for a while so that he/ she can decipher the area of underlying cognitive correspondence (potential similarity) that grants them comprehensibility and plausibility at a deeper level. For example, the reader should reflect on the Shakespearean metaphor our doubts are traitor in order to understand the message lurking behind it. Sometimes, the whole passage may revolve around an extended simile or metaphor.